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Black Feminists Don’t Owe Hillary Clinton Their Support If I were a middle-class white woman, I would probably love Hillary Clinton.  BY:  KIRSTEN WEST SAVALI Posted:  Feb. 3 2016 8:26 PM   Be clear: HRC has faced and continues to face extreme sexism. The misogyny is palpable. If she were a man, she would be finishing her second term and prepping for the Supreme Court by now. She can run with the big dogs and win because women know how to get it done. What exactly she'll get done, however, is up for debate. So I say this without centering Bill Clinton's presidency—even though she played a critical role in his administration, which is just one part of her political career. I say this without talking about  his  morals or her hair or her "cankles," or her penchant for pantsuits, because anyone who does that will do it to any woman, at any time, from corporate America to the corners of America. I say this without insisting that ...

A dramatisation of Christopher Reid's narrative poem, telling the story of a book editor who, 15 years after their break-up, meets his former love for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. As the wine flows, the couple rake over their failed relationship. View Programme information Credits Role Contributor He Alan Rickman She Emma Thompson Waiter Andi Soric Waitress Siubhan Harrison Massimo Joseph Long Noisy Boy Jamie Baughan Noisy Boy David Hayler Debauched Publishing Type James Richard Marshall Producer Pier Wilkie Director Niall MacCormick Author Christopher Reid A Review of this from The Guardian -- The Song of Lunch A dramatised narrative poem might sound a bit dull but this one with Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson was wonderful THE SONG OF LUNCH Let's not do lunch … Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson. Photograph: BBC By Lucy Mangan @LucyMangan Friday 8 October 2010 17.31 EDT There are cert...

'We've lost a king': Juliet Stevenson on Alan Rickman - BBC Newsnight

Had no idea this existed.  Seems very appropriate given all the heart wrenching losses we've experienced lately. All I can say is they must be building quite a talent agency in Heaven.

We loved you so, Alan Rickman.  But probably never as much as your long-time love and wife: Rima Elizabeth Horton.

While we're all still reeling from our colossal loss, here's Bowie having a laugh at Gervais's expense (Extras).  But, wait! There's more... Gervais interviewed about the night he met David Bowie along with Salman Rushdie, etc.

"As long as there's sun  As long as there's rain  As long as there's me  As long as there's you..." Float on in sun, rain, wind, in me and in you. Float on in our collective memories.  Of who you were for each us. Thank you for being a graceful angel ushering into our world so very much we needed to see, hear, watch, feel and be inspired by.  You've given us wings with all your inspiration and vision. And from wherever you are now, please - sing on.